Bush Orders Merger of Anti-Terror Lists

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- Cops on the beat, airport security personnel and officials who issue U.S. travel visas would have access to a single anti-terrorist "watch list" containing more than 100,000 names under orders issued Tuesday by President Bush.

The Terrorist Screening Center, a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week operation under the FBI's lead, will merge a patchwork of a dozen existing lists currently maintained by nine different federal agencies -- but not always accessible to the officials who need them.

The CIA will provide information on individuals with ties to international terror organizations, such as al-Qaida and Hezbollah. The FBI will feed the center its data on individuals sought for domestic terror activities, such as bombing abortion clinics or torching sport-utility vehicles.

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said the center would "get this information out to our agents on the borders and all those who can put it to use on the front lines, and get it there fast."

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http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-terror-watch-list,0,66039.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[InkAddict]

1. More Trick or Treat for Bu$hies costumed as "National Security"

FDLE will tap into multistate terrorism data link

http://www.sptimes.com/2003/09/16/State/FDLE_will_tap_into_mu.shtml
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Daryl McLaughlin, interim director at FDLE, notified Gov. Jeb Bush late Monday that the agency will enter into a $1.6-million contract with Seisint, a Boca Raton company founded by Asher.

Several other companies submitted proposals to operate the pilot program after the St. Petersburg Times disclosed plans to award the contract without bids.

FDLE chose Seisint because it already is part of a federally approved pilot project to link about a dozen states willing to share information. But FDLE will seek competitive bids for any long-term system before the one-year pilot project is concluded, McLaughlin said.
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The report also raised questions about Asher's alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate former Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega.

"This is the most problematic of the issues and cannot be corroborated," the report noted. Asher told investigators he was approached by a former business associate and asked to help free "contract" government employees imprisoned in Nicaragua. Asher told investigators he withdrew after he was told they might have to kill some people. Investigators say government sources did not confirm Asher's version of events, and the former associate is apparently dead.

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME!
On edit: sorry, my snips didn't

[papau]

2. A list of tree-sitters amd first amendment zone sign holders and library

A list of tree-sitters amd first amendment zone sign holders and library book borrowers who take our "bad" books?

Given that the FBI and CIA have a hard time making out a list of a hundred names of folks actually into terror, I suspect our right wing friends with pad the list a bit with names of those who are suspected of not being friends of Fox network cable news or the New York Post or Scafie's "think tanks" or Coulter and her friends. How else will they get to 100,000 names!

Indeed those 100,000 names may be a great mailing list for those unAmerican, non-patriots, that oppose Bush and the destruction of the USA and transfer of monies to the rich that he is leading!

[stickdog]

3. Only 100,000 names?

But Dean already has 400,000 supporters signed up.

What about the other 300,000?